AREA COUNTIES: DALLAS–ADAIR-MADISON–ADAMS- UNION–TAYLOR-RINGGOLD–

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH 7-A.M. SUNDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY TONIGHT…PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WITH TWO INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TO OCCUR WILL BE BETWEEN ABOUT MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SUNDAY.

DESPITE SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY WEATHER…SUBSOIL REMAINS SATURATED IN MANY AREAS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS OF JULY AND EARLY AUGUST. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING WITH RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THIS WILL BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.